Simply two days after the one-year mark of his horrific spinal harm, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier shared a video on Instagram of himself deadlifting as he confirmed off the newest progress in his rehabilitation journey.

Shazier was injured when he made a sort out on Cincinnati Bengals huge receiver Josh Malone in a NFL recreation on December 4, 2017.

He was carted off the sphere at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, unable to maneuver his decrease extremities. He suffered a spinal contusion that required a stabilisation surgical procedure and left him in a wheelchair.

However the 26-year-old has since made important strides in his restoration and confirmed he isn’t giving up on making a return to the soccer subject.

“In the present day is a day to recollect,” Shazier mentioned on Tuesday. “Only a yr in the past my life modified without end. It was a scary second for many individuals. I am not going to lie, I used to be one in all them. I’ve discovered this was a tremendous alternative for the Lord to indicate how nice He’s.

“It has been a loopy, lengthy journey, however it’s not over but. The most effective worst half about this journey that I am on is the unknown. Daily it is getting higher than the day earlier than.”

Shazier has asserted that his “dream is to return again and play soccer once more” sooner or later.